Smart Meetings is the most dynamic meetings industry publisher in the world for event professionals. We support the hospitality community with innovative ideas, elevated experiences and authentic connections. Smart Meetings publishes cutting-edge meetings content in print and digital magazines 12 times per year, hosts luxury networking events, produces CEU-accredited webinars, transformational podcasts and offers a myriad of digital resources to help you reach your personal and professional goals.
Why You Belong in the Smart Meetings Community

The Why behind the mission
Over the more than two decades Smart Meetings has been serving the meetings and events community, we have helped our audience navigate economic turmoil, a global pandemic and reinvention of their craft. As new technologies and communication methods have changed, one thing has remained consistent, the way we do business. We are rooted in founder Marin Bright’s understanding of the needs of meeting professionals and the desire to treat everyone with respect. Following are the core values that drive our decisions:
Our Team

Luc Troussieux
President
ACCOUNTING

Penny Aaseby
Controller

Diana Nong
Accounting Specialist
SALES OPERATIONS

Kerry Latham
Associate Publisher

Aliza Goldman
Integrated Media Strategist

Jeff Posner
Integrated Media Strategist

Bill Murray
Integrated Media Strategist

Scott Flanagan
Integrated Media Strategist
EDITORIAL/DESIGN

Kate Zaliznock
Managing Editor

Garrick Naguit
Art Director

Mary King
Production Designer

Juliana Lima
Production Designer
MARKETING/DIGITAL TEAM

Darien Jackson-Bonakdar
Marketing Director

Tara Perez
Systems Administrator/Media Production

Hiba Alavi
Lead Generation Coordinator

Diana Huerta-Cuevas
Marketing Specialist
EVENTS TEAM

Michele Gardner-Kelley
Event Director

Karyl Bridgewater
Event Sales Manager

William Smith
Meeting Planner
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